Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Candace Reviews A Want So Wicked by @Suzanne_Young

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This week we are featuring Suzanne Young for the release of A Want So Wicked, the second book in the A Need So Beautiful series. Yesterday Vy reviewed A Need So Beautiful, today you can find my review of A Want So Wicked and come back tomorrow for an interview with Suzanne along with a giveaway!

A Want So Wicked (A Need So Beautiful #2) by Suzanne Young

Hardcover, 288 pgs.

Expected publication: June 26th, 2012 by Balzer+Bray

Source: Publisher

Description from Goodreads:

Elise is a normal seventeen-year-old girl until the day she wakes up in a desert park, with no idea who she is.

After
that episode, her life takes a bizarre turn. She’s experiencing
unexpected flashes of insight into people’s lives—people she’s never met
before. Strangers frighten her with warnings about the approaching
Shadows. And although Elise has never had a boyfriend, she suddenly
finds herself torn between two handsome but very different young men:
Abe, the charming bad boy whose effect on her both seduces and frightens
her, and the mysterious Harlin, who’s new to town but with whom Elise
feels an urgent, elemental connection—almost as if they are soul mates.

Now
Elise begins to question everything about her life. Why do these guys
both want her so desperately? What are the Shadows? Why does the name
Charlotte inspire a terrifying familiarity? And who is Elise, really?

This is the second book in this series by Suzanne Young and it's a mix of sequel and companion. You could go into it without reading A Need So Beautiful,
but I don't advise doing so because you'd be seriously missing out.
Both books are absolutely fabulous and if you haven't started the
series, do so, right now!

Those of you who read
the first book can probably gather quite a lot just from that
description. But if you're like me it mostly brought about a sense of
relief, right? Well, I'll just say that I was very satisfied with this one and where, and how, it went. As a matter of fact I may have liked it more. Though maybe that's just because I just read it and I read ANSB over a year ago and the memory has faded a bit.

This
one had a tad bit different feel. There was more of a focus on the
Shadows and less on the Need. As a matter of fact the Need was very
backseat. If I were to complain about anything it would be that I
wanted more of the Need. I felt like Elise needed to experience it
more. However, that's a very minor complaint.

Harlin
fans, you will not be disappointed! I think that his brief scenes in
the beginning really set up a fantastic bit of tension that definitely
delivered later in the book. I love that tension, it just makes
everything so much better! And there were some great other characters
in this one, but my favorite was Elise's dad. He's a pastor and has a
strong sense of right and has his rules, but he allows his daughters to
make their own decisions as to what they believe and whatnot. He's
strict, but not. And he's there for them, no matter what! I loved
that!

This is a super fast read but I think it covered
things quite well. It's like it got to the meat of the story without
anything being drawn out. I do think I would have appreciated just a
bit more with the whole Need thing, like I mentioned before, but that's
it. It also had a fantastic ending, one that left me feeling quite
satisfied. Loved this book!

Disclosure: I received this book for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not paid or influenced in any way.

This review was provided by Candace:Candace is a wife and mother to two. She’s blogged at Candace’s Book Blog
since November 2008. She enjoys a variety of genres including anything
and everything young adult, some adult urban fantasy, a little bit of
adult paranormal romance, some historical fiction and reads lots of
childrens books. You can find her on her blog at http://www.candacesbookblog.com, twitter @candacemom2two and on goodreads.